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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SW
10
SSW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
55
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
 cm 
3
3
4
3
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-16
-20
-14
-13
-18
-12
-11
-15
-13
-13
-15
-13
-12
-15
-10
-9
-13
min°C
-17
-18
-22
-20
-18
-18
-18
-15
-17
-14
-14
-18
-17
-16
-17
-14
-13
-15
chill°C 
-26
-24
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-26
-29
-28
-27
-31
-31
-28
-29
-25
-23
-26
Freezing level (m
1850
1500
550
2000
1200
850
2400
1700
1850
2350
1900
1450
2100
1300
1150
2750
1900
1350
Cloud base (m)
3450
3500
3450
3450
3500
3600
3450
3500
3550
3450
3800
3550
3500
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-21-17-16-18-15-13-16-14-14-17-15-14-16-12-11-14-12-12-17-13-12-16-11-9-12-9-9-13-12-11-14-8-7-12
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
4:42
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 102).
6
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 124).
5
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 115).
11
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
3 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 102).
23
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 134).
16
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 144).
13

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.